Hello again, everyone! For our virtual world travel activity this time, we visited the beautiful country of Hungary!
Below: Two very excited kids about to eat their first Hungarian dessert!
The Hungarian flag
A few things we found out about Hungary:
Hungary is one of the oldest countries of Europe, and was originally part of the Celtic world [...]

Hello, everyone! As many of you know, I am crazy about EASY activities that take up A LOT of time, have virtually NO PREP, are QUICK to clean up and still leave us with a BEAUTIFUL experience, craft or art piece.
That’s why I’m kicking myself that I didn’t know about washi tape before! Washi tape, or deco/decorators tape as [...]

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So I have 8 kids, and sometimes things can get a little crazy around here, to put it mildly! Dinner time is the one time during the day that I (try to, as much as is possible) make sure we eat together so we can spend time together as a family.
But sometimes things get, shall we say…confusing!!!!! Boring. Dry. Loud. Chaotic [...]

This month we made a dessert from Croatia! I know, I know, we’re a month late, but better late than never? We’ll just have to catch up with 2 next month! Should be fun! (And yummy!)
My teen girls weren’t here, so it was all 4 boys and the 2 little girls (soooo… that “only” makes 6!) Wow, it was exciting to [...]

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m all about shortcuts, easy arts and crafts projects, quick activities that keep even little kids interested! And this cute art project I did with my toddler is no exception!
The key to this easy art project is: WASHI TAPE! If you’ve never made crafts with washi tape, it is beautiful, silky smooth, [...]

This wonderful pasta craft was not only fun and easy to make, but the results were very impressive and beautiful! We still have them and they still love them! I got the idea from a dusty old craft book that looked like it was nearly as old as me (cough cough!) So we know it’s an oldie, but a goodie!
What you’ll need:
Pipe cleaner [...]

Dear beautiful people everywhere! If you have an active toddler, preschooler or (gasp!) more than just one (like I do) and you need a few minutes to do something (I don’t know, maybe brush your hair or use the bathroom), then this activity is for you!
It’s a fun combination of art, building, math and fine motor skills! And (prett [...]

Happy summer, everyone…at least on this side of the world!
The kids get out of school tomorrow and since they’ve all grown so close to and fond of their teachers, we all wanted to do something to show our appreciation for them…but what? Something sweet, something cute, something home made.
I remember seeing lollipop flowers, [...]

Last week my 2 year old son was being such a 2 year old–terrible, just terrible! He was yelling, whining, crying, standing on chairs to get snacks from the top shelves and then spilling them all over the floor…and there’s lots more that I just won’t mention here!
I realized that one of the reasons for this extra EXTRA [...]

I don’t know about you, but for us, last week was one of “THOSE” weeks–with school ending, the 6 big kids needing to complete last minute HUGE assignments the size of Jupiter, (May I interject, ‘Why?’) awards ceremonies to go to, items to buy, lost library books to find–you name it! It was crazy busy [...]